Eugene Haynes Crawford, age 88, of Tuscaloosa, died June 3, 2018, at Hospice of West Alabama. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Memory Hill Gardens with Joe Bob Mizzell officiating and Memory Chapel Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, directing. Visitation will be from 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. at the funeral home prior to the graveside service.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Mattie Jean Crawford; parents, Henry and Frances Myrtle Crawford; and two brothers, Shields and Morris Crawford.
Survivors include his sons, Richard Keith Crawford (Janice) and Charles Kevin Crawford and grandchildren, Alan Beau Crawford, David Tory Crawford, Geoffrey Hunter Crawford, Kaci Brantley Crawford and Karaline Lois Crawford.
Eugene served as a Fighter Pilot in the United States Air Force for 20 years retiring as a Major. After retirement, he taught Math and Physics at Holt High School and later at Northport Jr. High.
Eugene was a member of Valley View Baptist Church and a lifelong Mason and member of Rising Virtue Lodge. He was a graduate of Tuscaloosa County High School and the University of Alabama.
Honorary pallbearers are Jimmy Crawford, Quad Pounders, Hospice of West Alabama, 7th Floor North Nursing DCH Regional Medical Center and Forest Manor Rehab Center.
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